Policy Tensor has 17,047 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #100 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 17,047
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 13K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #100
- World Politics
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 17,047 | 0 | 13K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 17,047 | 13K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #100 | #98 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | ▼2 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Policy Tensor; 1 started in the last 30 days. Policy Tensor recommends 11, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 5 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
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All 51
- Subspacestarted Mar 7, 2026
- Dhauqstarted Mar 7, 2026
- Peter Williamsstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Frank's Substackstarted Feb 28, 2026
- David H Leveystarted Feb 18, 2026
- Substack von Mariusstarted Jan 12, 2026
- saad's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- hassanjsaleh's Substackstarted Jan 9, 2026
- Xiannan's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- Hannah's Substackstarted Dec 27, 2025
- Jazz's Substackstarted Dec 18, 2025
- Kayla's Substackstarted Nov 10, 2025
- PaulaM's Substackstarted Oct 2025
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- Donald's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Jessica’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- El Substack de Yuliastarted Jul 2025
- A2N2’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Yulia’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Open Access Blogsstarted May 2025
- Midnightblue’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Timstarted Apr 2025
- Josh Isenbergstarted Mar 2025
- AbouteLife Weeklystarted Feb 2025
- Imfura’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Michael’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Paresh’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
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Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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